IHRD-67 Response Accepted Self-assessed

Informing Teaching Authorities

Recommendation

Should findings from investigation or review imply inadequacy in current programmes of medical or nursing education then the relevant teaching authority should be informed.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Official government response (2018), the Department of Health Northern Ireland's Implementation Programme, established in March 2018, addressed the recommendation to inform relevant teaching authorities of inadequacies in medical or nursing education programmes identified through investigations. According to the Official government response (2024-01-31), this recommendation was reported as "Completed" as of January 2024, indicating that mechanisms have been established for informing teaching authorities of relevant investigation findings. No further specific details regarding these established mechanisms have been publicly identified since this update.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.health-ni.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Accepted
Accepted HSC Trusts
01 Mar 2018

Mechanisms established for informing teaching authorities of relevant investigation findings.

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Source
Report Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths 31 Jan 2018
Responsible Bodies
HSC Trusts Primary
Recommendation age 8.1 yrs
Last formal update 783 days ago